GetROP2 function (wingdi.h)

The GetROP2 function retrieves the foreground mix mode of the specified device context. The mix mode specifies how the pen or interior color and the color already on the screen are combined to yield a new color.

Syntax

int GetROP2(
  [in] HDC hdc
);

Parameters

[in] hdc

Handle to the device context.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the foreground mix mode.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Remarks

Following are the foreground mix modes.

Mix mode Description
R2_BLACK Pixel is always 0.
R2_COPYPEN Pixel is the pen color.
R2_MASKNOTPEN Pixel is a combination of the colors common to both the screen and the inverse of the pen.
R2_MASKPEN Pixel is a combination of the colors common to both the pen and the screen.
R2_MASKPENNOT Pixel is a combination of the colors common to both the pen and the inverse of the screen.
R2_MERGENOTPEN Pixel is a combination of the screen color and the inverse of the pen color.
R2_MERGEPEN Pixel is a combination of the pen color and the screen color.
R2_MERGEPENNOT Pixel is a combination of the pen color and the inverse of the screen color.
R2_NOP Pixel remains unchanged.
R2_NOT Pixel is the inverse of the screen color.
R2_NOTCOPYPEN Pixel is the inverse of the pen color.
R2_NOTMASKPEN Pixel is the inverse of the R2_MASKPEN color.
R2_NOTMERGEPEN Pixel is the inverse of the R2_MERGEPEN color.
R2_NOTXORPEN Pixel is the inverse of the R2_XORPEN color.
R2_WHITE Pixel is always 1.
R2_XORPEN Pixel is a combination of the colors in the pen and in the screen, but not in both.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wingdi.h (include Windows.h)
Library Gdi32.lib
DLL Gdi32.dll

See also

Painting and Drawing Functions

Painting and Drawing Overview

SetROP2